A selection of 37 practices, one per country, representing the state of committed architecture in Europe operating to go beyond the controversial phenomenon of the so-called “starchitect” elite. This is the main goal of this research, a collaborative effort between AIAC – Italian Association for Architecture and Criticism – and A10 new European architecture, promoted and supported by Gnosis Architettura. It is a tool for investigating the innovative architectural practices that are cleverly (re) shaping the world and designing interesting and ground- breaking solutions to the issues faced by architecture today. This research is divided in two phases. The first was launched in October 2015, thanks to the collaboration between 37 advisors, comprised of correspondents from A10 new European architecture and the AIAC network, and 7 editors from the PresS/Tinternational platform. Each advisor, an expert in the architecture of his or her own country, selected 3 to 4 practices: a total of 100 for all of Europe. For each practice the 7 editors selected one project that best represents the design philosophy of each office. In this first phase the architecture practices were selected based on specific criteria: a minimum of 10-20 years of activity in the field with 2-3 buildings with an international echo, within or outside their respective countries. Moreover they must operate outside of the “starchitect” elite and their experience, research and intelligent contributions – to such contemporary challenges as sustainability, the innovation of materials and self-financed architecture – represents a source of inspiration for younger firms. Lastly, they experiment with new horizontal and collaborative design methods. During the second phase a jury narrowed the selection of over 100 practices down to one representative office per country. The jury members are: Indira van’t Klooster (editor-in-chief of A10 new European architecture), Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi (president of AIAC), Zaira Magliozzi (IN practice project coordinator) and Saskia van Stein (director of Bureau Europa). The results of the jury’s selection are published in this volume alongside images, reflections and critical essays that together illustrate the varied and complex mosaic of the state of committed architecture in Europe.